Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child's mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.
Maria MontessoriPlainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.
Maria MontessoriThe child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him.
Maria Montessori